Louisiana's green armies might clash

4:47 PM,
Nov. 26, 2013

John Maginnis

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John Maginnis
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For two guys who do not play the guitar or football and don't shoot ducks on TV, John Barry and Russel Honoré are as close to major celebrities as we have in Louisiana, with their fame both established in connection to historic floods. Now the author and the retired Army lieutenant general (also a published author), respectively, are using their statuses to rally public support to address the man-made impact on the state's environment during next year's legislative session.

Though Barry, thanks to Gov. Bobby Jindal, no longer is on the board of the Orleans area flood protection authority that ...